The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

NEY MARKET AND CCIIIIIRCIAT. INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 6 be gen eral money market this morning presents tij a r a i pect, and th e b an k ers an d b ro k ers are 1 1 1 ' 111 1 1 .e e q t g, With few excep ti ons, t h e f u ll quot 4 a 4°f 7 n per cent. for the bills they negotiate. A Per 411 ara ount of b us i ness has been arranged at 6g —T h.) it i e true, but then the paper has beep ,Isom dated and of the very best description. As Bee fortni ghtly settle men t i n f ore i gn an d ra il way vil notestiri at th e S tock Exchange is over, the market_ 14;1 do ubt assum e Ln easier appear Knee, and sub I° the con cessions will be made. i n the foreign and colonial produce markets dur 4ti? t he last f ew days there has been rather more ted lrthti°ll - Sugars have been in steady request e fteklonaand full rates. The better descriptions of hav e fully s upporte d former quotat i ons, whil e t ti `. l ce, tea, and tallow there has been a moderate bibi te dla th e L otter article quotations have ex lop ‘ed o Pwaid move men t f or b o th p resen t an d ,;'ard delivery. e at he bullion operations at the Bank yesterday I t i t riaed aa influx of £lO,OOO in bar gold, and the I,hdawal of 55,000 sovereigns. it! : sum of £lO,OOO in bar gold was taken to the t iraw, 3' , eate rdaY, and 55,000 sovereigns were wit b ob ( t'illure was announced yesterday of Messrs. old el and John Birkett and Co., corn-factors, the 4 e(l B i tk ho use in that branch of trade, and whose lities"b"d hitherto been unquestioned. Their liabi eatip;::°Wever, are only £26,000, and the assets are aok e e cl at about £20,000. The calling in of hat e l a i , l / 34 °I lut due to private connexions is stated to } lov e t o the resolution to suspend. Tho books 11 be Placed in the hands of Messrs. Quilter, Co.v ti b ne e tiop, 14 °4 a failure was announced for a more 14ov:110/ant, the firm being that of Messrs. : j4 bil' t -4 ; 414 Robinson, timber merchants. Their 'ibi d ieB are stated at £200,000, but a favourable i t tlti n a i t ! ° , l3 la expected. Trading beyond the ex -"4d by their capital is stated to have been It i(l 4 4 tl o s f e N o i r the di, aster. The books are in the essrs Cooper,Brothers and Co. Ol t th e Two O'CLOCK. 41 t Paris Bours e this morning, according to cillotedell,ttr'e telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were A ff ' u6 r 45c. to 66f. 56c. Firm. Se;:ttatitB at the Stock Exchange have been . to-day 1111 t a Btludstill. There has been quite a lull 141Pe t: 11 )., ti nn, which is partly to be ascribed to the Iltrti°,'"Y settlement which has engaged the have °` the attention of the members. Politics the ilhee°47 little to do with the business in 4 :el any exciting rumours. The Funds have vltiloitilnßt stationary at the prices of yesterday, ll 1 , 4 th e bei ng quoted 90ir 91 for money, and 9 Itee °aut. The New Threes and Reduced s gio„ T e ll are 90 3 91 • Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 3a. 1 11()Ii L lIci4 5 per 4 Cents., 1038 1044- ; and the 443 v4l. t° 3 8• di a. Bank Stock is 237 239; and B tock bAd 1210. ;ttteikie,l'aci improvement has taken place in the Market, and business is rather active.. s , ° 1 I I :: mePer Cents , 1862, are 68 ; do. Consolide , 4) rti d 2ll ; Spanish P ass ive, 321 33; do. 47eat eR 1 -' 43 1. s ; Mexican, 37-,-, 5 ; Portuguese, 12 1111881.4 n, 89 1 -}; and the Contederate Loan, Tye o de enares of the South Wales Colliery Company , 4 (1 sold this day, commencing at 1,-- Nvi n the g off at 13,- prem. Itailway Share Market there has been INI-1:43 animation, and in one or two instarces 'oti "I'e k sli ghtly giv en way. N ort h. Ea s ter n, 1111 t: and So uth-W estern have receded 55.; Metro -4514,,, 10 8 ran , r.. d Lond on and Brighton, istern, howev er, have improved 10s. 10s.; t' tt - eliti°vreairgiatttiaonnd. Colo nial lines have exhibited no "i t and tA N at iscellaneous sh Et i es continue in mode 41'etietillest. Alliance of London and Liverpool kbtltblkoved to 47 48, London and County to 58, tte th tlio 4 tttea ate at London to 43i. London Financial t latl, l ‘,t 241 7, ; National Shipping Company 1. , (34, i t ;" s 4 ; ottoman Financial Assam i 5 1 12 P;et 4. 4 . en ". l : r S e Zth Eastern Banking Company ; Prek a nd London Gas Meters Company, „ ; 4 0h 13 41T T ...---..... I) er 'lt'l - ' B l - 1 FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. b. Oe ' 4 t4T -r• i 1t,,, at. r, - -.. nrrps, Nkr . Aes s ' ° °Bol, 3 itt,, 3 -e at. h'iliat, March 5 9oi I 1 91i kth Per o ..e , tuc e d 9ul 1 I ,''p si , ,V::tt, .... . . 901 1 ditt o Jsills, • X 1,000,2.1 ... ... per —. N'ltt, s Z 50() k i l lt: l4 4 6lap l d si. _£loo and £200 lj i ‘kipZ 40e‘K, 4} per Ct., last hf.-yr, 239 7 D, , p to i p in It:V.11E11T SECITErri S 'lit. As,: vi per E . , o 6 -.k at Cent., April 1874 215 Dina Der ce„,. .............. ' l O ° ads t m ‘• July, 167 u t bop v l ,oou _ N tili ' l 3li. -1 ' 660 .. par 3 dis 0i14 16 Z /G , • ........... t•tti, 1 per e FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. tt to , 83 9 ent .. _ , __ . ....... h , i b er r 1859 ..... ... --- 11t., 1852-58-60 ..... 86 11 P I N0 13 itt o V tr iP - 1863 Oltp 4 3'r ' 1863 , 45" S t Ae " 6 Per a Paid b. 6 ➢eoata Cent.... I L I NA kt (lent . ' ' I. .. .- 1 % -oes ata .) 824- ea-Coupons 1 1 41 t 1 0 4 3 D ' .... ' 24 a ow An _ er c en . ....... , _ 11 4; 1 111r:oti r , t . • ......... Peri n ibiNi ti k .. A t 'to 2 4 4a,. v Per Cent ht?b e Per cent' ...... 1,r1e,, 'erred . .... Ic i te 1 4 i Pe r *: 1,1.44 Ape s ce slit. („ . • ; .......... _ altte n ,, Cezii ' t tc , 4r 11 4t ' . 01i i ttlea e P (4 . 11 ‘; ' . -- t i ,to I k e v Per e "', 1862 1 4 ,`t0 a co unt . ent ., 1853 4„ r er n .. . • c . " Ae, 'exit IQ ' 1) 'kt i 6 -oha t 4 -46 '7 '9 '6O 62;3 I tle 4 Per r-, ..... ' " ' i m ,i ..,e,„,. ............ t i bip t Per c e "'., 1 822, X St — t 4, a 0 4 t 1850 .... Itl tto 61'er e ert 1860 i : ) , aDer Cent, • • Di i Per e 18 62 l i ' i tt: ' ' P tl lnt e . lit ........ — Y t tt elt b er IN I t ° l'ilnt eiTe d . yo 44mive ttlit'°4 tatlr lt *" , t ,to A N, of . A ... 011 Nil C ou p not funded .. -- itt e 6 p er at... .. 13i I 0 0 4 4 %oli eell t• 1854 0 4 11, 4 o nt , ... I, lt te i too ll °li t. 1 8 . 5 . 8 ........... 7 0 a ll t tA t l6t) libt t‘ , oad . 75it 0 1 1 1° 41 )tir ee 8 ikp Ce o „ 4 t. 1862 loo Olt • • ~,11 4 04 a b %ads6Bf ti t to'teoic er eQut 6, -nt . • 211 / k"' °eat , bi,, i t c oo l4t. :, 1862 .. ) /1 + tto o. e u , _ .................... 57/ 8 i -' on the above payable in Lond TWO O'CLOCK. A, Iley . 4)43 rtnt ..................... 904 1 tt N ~.._-,... ............. tt 001 ------ oti,Cotton Market—This Day, ' 11 27 4 n1i. 1 1 p tev Sales, about 3,000 bales. Import, Vila 1 " 81 Y1 5 444. 4 1 , O Z ------- -------- 7! „, i lli tk,,, ;Neu BLO CKADE - RUNNER. — The news o i i t,' l ,"; th e °I l of another notorious runner of the 04 kal e , A r . D• Vance, was received here on Saturday. 44 1 4 14, it Of h' l ect on the Clyde as a river steamer, and was t' . 'Y th -s etin colleagues, bought up some 12 months ago g 4 ."(,,Ned 4,2llneus demand for fast steamers. She was 01 4 ; th e l 'te Lord Clyde; and as the Lord Clyde, of 'ltkie Don fed here and sailed for Bermuda. Passing ti t ‘l,tozi, e de rafe hands she, as the A. D. Vance, of 1, 4 ,, 1. ' st le : tti roenced her career as a blockade-runner, 4 4 1,, "tret, " s lat one it has been. While running in N t lvii, l a (' of the Wilmington River on her last voy cl l 'er ° t losel k ,h, e a „, Y pressed by the squadron that, to 1to t „, 44 ( t , s v."lre, her captain had to run her on the ill '' creek'lB Crew e • p t 4 soaping safely to land. The vessel %t 30 ' and, says t t 4 . sa ve , ys thedespatch, the cargo is ex- I L p e ‘atp l vi nut whether by Federals or Confederates It l'al -- -tiv 't h of erpool Alercur kl k t ki 4 t he Parts Y. , bid. ° 414,„, , 8 journals state that the Em -I,)n sr , '‘ect to ~ th, Cu, I. _ imprisonment for life the sentence V% ~!Ilert p, ;',l 7 . e ntly condemned to death for closer- Po 111 _14 , 11 J a ring the siege of Sebastopol. °4 1 Polit ical ACADEMY.—The of an t i 1 / 444 ,_. Academy ,4,0 4 ,„ 4 r ae ,.,7 l ences, in its last sitting, elected M. p l ,"l t h , moes, i ,7 1 ' . 0 r of the Academy in the section of 'l,l of T " the room of the late M. Villerme ; Mr. Oh Dias -1 °41 012 ~ , k ep p , 0 'oft,, 4 , correspondent in the same section, '0 i1 : 4 4 T„ . '' late Archbishop Whately, and M. 'V 1 11 `.`itri. cor respondent in the section of political 'itt la, 4 tißl ies, in the room of the late Marquis tie or se tiooli o! ; ea 31, d. f iSt rflo , , 0111 W. THE StIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1864. SHARE MARKETS,—This day, =OA:- 611 V • • Craular ORDINARY SHARES AND STOu&S. Share Closing Businesb RR ilways. Pi"" ' " I Price. done. 1 HER MAJESTY. 13.14. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val all 8 8 1 4, 25 ' Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co all Bi 3 1 OSBORNE, Feb. 15. at Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Cora and Bandon all Dr. Jenner arrived at Osborne on Saturday, and 20 Cornwall all 6 1 7 i 10 Do. B has returned to London, 10 Do A A , gets no di% all ..___ . 4 ., been paid to B. till 6p c.p an. ha. all 50 Dublin Sz Belfast June. all 37 39 The Prince and Princess of Wales. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. all 1 6 1 7 at Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 94 96 ST: LEONARDS, Feb. 15. st ,Glasg and S. Western. 100 106 108 at Greal ' Eastern, Ord. stkl 100 49 50 49 1 it The Prince and Princess of Wales attended divine at 1 Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian st 100 7 1 si ii service yesterday at the p a rish ch urc h of St. at ,GreatNorthot Scotland 100 Leonards. at ;Great Northern lOO 1281 12 9 1 at Do A stuck at Do Bdo st :Gt. S. ale W. of Irelan, 100 9 5 97 Hon. Mrs. Coke, Lieutenant-General Knollys, and at !Great stern at I Do Str Val clia. stook 1 00 Major Teesdale. st Lancashite & Y or k s hir e 100 110 1 111 The Rev. R. Workman officiated. at 'London and Blackwall 100 70 72 73 at Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 103 101 103 a 2,1 The weather to-day was rather hazy, but the st Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 40 42 41} Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Coke, at Lou. & Nor'h Western 100 109 109/ 109 i i at Lon. & Sw.th Western 100 100 101 100 a left Starke 's Hotel about ten o'&ock this morning, all 50 'Maryport and Carlisle. at illan., Shef., A Lincoln. 100 52 03 121 and went to the Subscription Gardens, where her 121 Du; shares . all royal highness walked for about half an hour, and at metropolitan all 1 06 107 1 0 6 1 6 st Midland 5.4.0 Do New . 5 .4.01 If li , at Do Binning. Derby 100 P 98 100 afterwards, attended by the Hon. Mrs.• Coke, ,15 50 Mid. tit. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. a shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line St North British at Edin., Perth, At Dundee 100 25 36 The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees st Nth. Eastern—Berwle , 100 1021 103 1 25 Do, G.N.E. purchast t 6.13.4 d dale, left St. Leonards about half-past ten to meet at Do Leeds lOO 18 59 at Do York st , Do Carlisle lOO at .North London 10 I Do New 0.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all it 111 at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stool, 100 43 45 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 The widow of the late Governor-General of India, 10 Shrews. and WelChpou: all after having laid her husband in his last earthly st i Shropshire Union st 'South Devon lOO 83 84 resting-place in the plains of Hindostan, has now at !South Eastern at , South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 Her ladj ship travelled yesterday by the Great 20 ntaines,Wok.,andWok. all 91 ioi 25 Stockton & Dazling - tou all ~8 39 Northern of France Railway from Paris to Calais, 25 17 Do 9a 10a p 0 25 Do New, 1866 8 7' 8 where the Admiralty steam yacht Vivid, Comman st Taff Va1e..... lOO 165 170 der Allen, had been placed at the disposal of her 10 Do B 8 54 6 i 10 Do C 3 3 1 st p ladyship by the Admiralty. The Vivid arrived at', 50 Ulster .25 Do 2.10 Do at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta, and Pim_ 100 167 172 arrival should be kept as secret as possible, but few at Waterford A Kilkenny 100 persons were aware that the noble countess was on st %Vest Cornwall lOO 2 3 25 st W. Hartlepool Har.AR lOO board. Her ladyship was accompanied by her at West Midland -Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 brother, the Earl of Durham (who went to Suez at Do Hereford 100 exnreselv to meet his widowed sister). and by the The widow of the late Governor-Generat of India, after having laid her husband in his last earthly resting-place in the plains of Hindostan, has now returned to England. Her ladj ship travellKl yesterday by the Great Northern of France Railway from Paris to Calais, where the Admiralty steam yacht Vivid, Comman der Allen, had been placed at the disposal of her ladyship by the Admiralty. The Vivid arrived at! Dover about a quarter past four, after a rough pas sage; and as it was particularly requested that her arrival should be kept as secret as possible, but few persons were aware that the noble countess was on board. Her ladyship was accompanied by her brother, the Earl of Durham (who went to Suez expressly to meet his widowed sister), and by the two younger members of his family. The Countess of Elgin was attended by the Hon. T. J. Howell Thurlow, private secretary to the late Viceroy of India, who had been officially charged by the Go vernment to conduct her ladyship to England. Sir Luke Smithett and Captain Triscott were in atten dance. After a short stay at the Royal Ship Hotel the Countess of Elgin left Dover by the four o'clock express train on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, and arrived in London soon after six. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will to-morrow honour with his presence the assault of arms to be given by the non-commissioned officers of the House hold Brigade at St. James's Hall, the surplus proceeds of which will be devoted to the aid of the lauds of the Soldiers' Daughters' Home. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland received a select party at dinner last evening at Stafford House, St. James's. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester intend to leave town to-day for Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire, where they are about to entertain a select circle of friends. The Duchess of Somerset will give her first reception to-morrow night at the official residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whitehall. The Earl and Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe are 'among the English families who have been resident at Cannes. The health of the countess has improved during her residence in that mild climate, bat not to the extent that could be desired. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor left town at the close of the past week for their seat, Calverley Park, Cheshire. The ncble earl and family do not come to town for a permanency until after Easter. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave will have an evening party to-morrow. Lord and Lady Taunton and the Hon. Misses Labouchere do not intend to leave Stoke Park, near Slough, for town till after the Easter holidays. Lady Blantyre and Hon. Miss Stuart have left town for Lennox Love, near Haddington, to join Lord Blantyre and family. University Intelligence. CAMBRIDGE, Feb. 15. LIBRARIANSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITY.—The Vico- Chancellor has given notice that the office of Librarian of the University has become vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Joseph Power, Fellow of Clare College, who was elected in 1845. There will be a congregation on Tuesday (to-morrow) for the formal declaration of the vacancy. PROFESSORIAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION.—DOWN ING PROFESSOR OF LAWS.—E xamined and approved,:-Ist class—Alfred Wilson, Pet, ; W. Y. Foot, Down. 2d class — J. Riley, Queens' ; J. Steavenson, Trinity; R. S. Watson, Pemb.—(Signed) W. LL. BIRKBECK, T. WA.RAKER, Exa miners. POLITICAL ECONOMY.—The Professor will resume his lectures on Thursday, 1%13. 18, at 12 o'clock, and continue the same on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during term. MATRICULATION, Feb. 15.—Fellow commoners, 4; pen sioners, 32 ; sizer, I—total, 37. TRINITY COLLEGE.—The Rev, E. E. W. Kirkby, B.A, scholar, has been elected to a chaplaincy in the college, in the room of the Rev. T. H, Gibbons, M.A. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.—The Butler Prize has been awarded to Arthur John Bridgman; the Penny-White Classical Exhibition to A. Wright. JESUS COLLEGE. — , T he undermentioned have been elected Rustat Scholars of Jesus College :—Ernest Boys, Reynolds Palmer, Richard John James, William Remington Back house. OXFORD, Feb. 15. BALLIOL COLLEGE,—The following gentlemen have been elected to exhibitions at Balliol College :—Mr. Henry Max. well Spooner, late of Oswestry School ; Mr. Charles Alan Fyffe, commoner of Bailie!, late of Christ's Hospital ; and Mr. Andrew Lang, of Glasgow University. PROXIME ACCESSIT.—Mr. Charles James Lyall, com moner of late of King's College, London. RADCLIFFE TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP.—The Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship bas not been awarded. THE VOLUNTEERS. CONTEST FOR THE BOROUGH OF MARYLE BONE CHALLENGE CUP. Yesterday a most interesting and exciting contest took place at the ranges of the West Middlesex, the Queen's, St. George's, and Paddington Rifles at Wormwood Scrubs, for the possession for the year of the Borough of Maryle bone Challenge Cup, value 50 guineas, presented by Lord Fermoy and Mr. Harvey Lewis, the borough members, for annual competition between the four corps established in the district, viz., the West Middlesex, the North Middle sex, the 20th Middlesex, and the 36th Middlesex (Padding ton) Rifles. The terms of the contest were of a somewhat mystifying and not very equal character, namely, that each corps shall be represented by one man for every 50 effectives returned to the War• office under the late regulations; ten shots at each range of 200, 500, and 600 yards each man, the average to be taken of the shooting for each regiment. By this arrangement, whilst the 20th Middlesex had to compete with eight men, and the North Middlesex with seven men, the West Middlesex had but six men, and the Paddington only three men. Capt. M'Gregor, of the London Scottish, acted as umpire, and there were on the ground Lieut.-Col. Wood, Major Bridgman, Capt. Lochner, Capt. Jones, and a number of other officers and gentlemen connected with the various regiments. The match com menced at 10 o'clock, with drizzling rain, and the wind blowing in a south-westerly direction across the left of the ranges, and continued so mostly throughout. The average shooting with all the corps showed a vast improvement upon that of last year, when the West Middlesex won the cup by a very small average above the North Middlesex. At the conclusion the West Middlesex were again the winners, the average shooting of the respective corps being as follows : West Middlesex, 68, 66; Paddington, 65, 66; North Mid dlesex, 62, 14; 20th Middlesex, 56, 75, There can be no question but that the corps which had the smaller number of men have on this principle the greatest ad vantage ; and as Alr: Hall, of the Paddington Rifles, made the splendid score of 85, had his two colleagues made average good shooting, the cup must have fallen into their hands. At the conclusion three cheers were given for the West Mid dlesex by their antagonists, and also for Mr. Hall, of the Paddingtons, as having made the highest score on the ground. The West Middlesex also gave three cheers for their oppo nents, and the proceedings terminated. SIIAKSPERE'S " HAMLET,' we see it is an nounced (not Snooks's ?), is shortly to be revived at Sadler's Wells, the part of Ha inle t to be sustained by Miss Marl iott. MADAME RATAZZI (nee do Soims) has written a drama c a lled " Corinne," whicli has been produced at Turin with much success. LIIBRATURE. English Writers. The Writers before Chaucer, with an introductory s:etch of the Four Periods of English Literatur,. By Henry Morley. One vol., pp., 778. Chipman and Hall. Mr. Morley has uldertaken an ambitious task. He has, as he reminds us, attempted to tell " with something of the sus,ained iaterest of national bio graphy, the story of the English mind. When the first pages were written" he goes on say, " it seemed possible to do this by illustrating main principles with little regard to completeness of detail. But detail is the life-blood of all healthy generalization, and it was soon food that more blood must run through the body of the story if there was to be any force at all in the expression of its character. To a larger scale therefore the work has now been planned, but it will be strictly limited to three volumes, each complete in itself, with an Index." The large and elaborate scale on which the work was ultimately alanncd is evidenced by the goodly volume now before us, in which after 700 pages of minute analysis and cireful research we only arrive at last at Chaucer, the father of English verse. Truly Mr. Morley with an over attention to detail has fallen into the error of so many historians and narrators who, deeply i mpresse d w ith the importance of the theme on whi c h th ey are e ngaged, think it necessary to begi n as t h e say i n g is even " befo re the beginning." The sire and elaboration of this work will, we are inclined to think, deter many from undertaking a close scrutiny of its pages ; those who venture to do so will admire the pa tience, and perseverance, and editorial discrimina tion of which it affords such praiseworthy evidence. As a work of referencefor the book-selves it will be found invaluable, while the two following volumes which are promised will of necessity possess greater attractiveness for the- general reader than can be claimed for these introductory chapters. Mr. Morley returns thanks to his fellovy-studeats in the evening classes at King's College, who, representing " the quick-witted intelligence of the great middle -class of English society, bring unflagging energy to studies of their choice." In all his deep and widely. diffused investi ga ti on s, 11r. Morley recognises in the writers of th e p as t, even in periods of remote antiquity, the English miad predominant through all our literature. His own 'work is in itself a his tory and an evidence of sone of the noblest charac teristics of the theme of wiich it relates. A Box for the Season : A Sporting Sketch. By Charles Clarke, author o! " Charlie Thornhill" Two Vols. Chapman and Hall. The lovers of sport, especially of steeple-chasing. cannot do better than avail themselves of Mr. Tom Crackenthorpe's agreeable invitation to share with him in the perils and pleasures of his sporting box at Lushenham Chateau, in the neighbourhood of Pumpington, which he has taken for the season, having selected a locality famous for " the biggest fences, the widest brook, the largest grass field, and the sloshiest mud in the kingdom." To this happy resort Tom Ceackeatborpe and hie fides achates Bobby Munster gladly welcome all comers. We cannot say that the story of which these gentlemen are the heroes, possesses any very absorbing or concentrated interest, or that it is written in a style cf particular elegance; but it abounds with life and animal spirits, will provoke many a hearty laugh, and among the natastrophe3 of its closing chapters includes a happy marriage of a supposed heiress—a marriage which " was very like an Armstrong shell : for it disabled the couple itself, two fathers, a mother, several sisters, and an indiscriminate phalanx of money-lending Jews.'' The chateau at Lushenham has passed into other hands, but we are glad to learn that it continues to this day the pleasantest Bachelor's Box in the county. The Smuggler Chief. By Gustave Aimard, Two Vols. John Maxwell and Co., Fieet•street. The translator of M, Aimard's story, " The Smuggler Chief," in his preface tells us, " That if there has been any fault In the author's previous works it is that the ladies introduced are too subor dinate, but in the present tale the primary interest hinges upon them, and they are the most prominent characters." Wo canna: for our part but regret that M. Aimard did not place his heroines of the book under review, in the same unattractive and subordinate position as toe female characters in his other works, for we should not in that case bs scan dalized by the want of modesty of Inez and Maria, and shocked by the indecency of the scenes in which they are unwillingly compelled to bear a part. The incidents recounted in "The Smuggler Chiet" are irreconcilealqe with all probability, and the growth of the frieedship which has sprung up between Diego and Lean, from the accident of the latter having rescued the former from the fangs of a panther which had overpowered him, is accounted for in a manner quite inconsistent with Diego's own subsequent account of his previous mode of exist ence for many years before; he had been a spy, sent by,his people to Swell amongst the Spaniards to ascertain the nature of their tactics, the strength of their armies and fortresses, and thus discover the best means of attacking and overt h row ing their power ; but our autho r tells us, f orge tti ng all this, that Diego's unbounded affection for his friend arose frothself denial of virgin tatures W h om t h e n arrow The sublime civilisation of towns has not d egra d e d." Why " Diego, who turns Ott to be the most powerful, and talented, of the Indian ch iefs, should be called a " half-caste" we are at a loss to discover; and still more are we surprised that a merciless savage, such as he is represented to be, should have so often spared Leon, who tot only taunted him with his crimes, but baulked him of his revenge when he was completely in ais power. " I believed you to be a man of heart, and you are a precious brute," exclaimed Leon, "I no longer hate you, I despise you. .... I curse you, and I swear by the ashes of my mother, that if you let me l eave this place, " " my vengeance shall pursue you ; you will ever find me on your road, ready to fight you, and overthrow your plans." 2fotwithstanding this declarat ion of hostility Leon is allowed to leave the Indian camp, where he had come without protection, and when " the friends" meet again, it is in the shock of arms, at the sack of S ant i ago , w her e Diego, covered with blood, and fighting like a de mon, has emote down the brothe r of Leon's mis tress with a blow of his axe, and is about to de spstch him. "A t last,' he said. At the same moment he received a violent blow, and he fell back blaspheming. He rose with li g h tening spee d, and saw Leon Delbes before him, w h o had rolle d him in the dust by dashing his horse' s c h est at hi m . 6 ' Oh," exclaimed the Indian, as he let his axe fall, "always he between this family and me. " A n d then the clemency seems all on the side of Leon, who, knowing that Diego had dishon oure d h i s in tended sister-in-law, would quietly h ave allowed the unrelenting enemy of all he holds dear to depart, at the very moment when his destruction would have secured victory to the which on he fought, were it not for the interposition of one of his fol lowers, who shot hick dead. Some portions of this book are graphically written, and the author seems to be intimately acqnainted with the habits and manners of the South American Indian s; b u t i t is perusal absolutely unfit for the of pure-minded persons, and we cantot but regret that at a time when our own light literature teems with immo rality, an English gentleman should have added to our stock of mischielous productions, by borrowing from the French. THE CASE OF SUSPECTED POISONING AT STOKE NSWINGTON.—Last etening, the inquest on the body of Mr. Joseph Hankin, exhumed in Abney Park Cemetery last week after being inerred for several months, was re sumed at Stoke Nowingten. It may be remembered that, in consequence of the disappearance of some money belong ing to nankin after hie dmth, the subsequent claiming of some of it at the bank, aid other circumstances, the rela tions of deceased became suspicious of the pople with whom he had lodged, andhad the body exhumed. A post mortem examination resutcd in the discovery that a part of the intestines of the deceased presented an unusually yellow appearance, and it was decided that Dr. Letheby should make an analysis. yesterday it was announced that Dr. Letheby was not yet prepared to give evidence, and the inquiry Was accordingly adourned again. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. PAUL'S RETURN. Dist night a new three-act drama, by Watts Phillips, Esq., entitled " Paul's Return," was sue cessfully produced at this theatre. The main inci dent of the piece, although by no means a novel one (it having been well worked up in "Payable on Demand," and similar plays), has been so well treated in the present instance, that a freshness has been given to an old subject. However good the piece, to persons unacquainted with managerial secrets, it must seem somewhat strange that West land Marston's admirable play of "Donna Diana" should have been stopped in its lull tide of 'uccess for the production of "Paul's Return," for without in the least wishing to detract from the sterling abilities of Mr. Phillips as a dramatist, it cannot be said that the new piece is equal, either in point of elegance of writing or dramatic interest, to the one it has displaced. It is certainly good policy on the part of a manager to keep up a suc cession of novehies, yet there may sometimes ba precipitation which, instead of answering the object intended, may lead to a totally different result. In the present days of sensation dramas it was a relief to find one manager making a bold stand for pure and elegant comedy, yet through no lack of patrcnsge, the effort lasts for Lbout a month, and then he falls back on old the conventional three act domestic drama. However, Mr. Vining is a very clever manager, and we have no wish to dis cover any of his secrets. The plot of " Paul's Re turn" may be very briefly stated. A certain Mr. Richard Goldsworthy, the head of a mercantile firm of the highest repute, is entrusted with the fortune of his niece, Blanche Wilton, by her father, and news haviug arrived of Wilton's death by shipwreck, Goldsworthy is induced, owing to severe pressure, to make use of the fortune of Bianche in the prosecution of his own business. The money is lost in speculation, and for ever afterwards Goldsworthy becomes a victim to remorse, although to outward appearance he is a wealthy and influential man. Blanche, knowing nothing of her lost fortune, is an inmate of Goldsworthy House, where she is looked upon by the other members of " the family" as a dependant and an incumbrance. Paul Goldsworthy, a nephew of the merchant's, after an absence of six years in California, returns, and is the bearer of papers from Blanche's dying father, whom he has met in foreign lands, which will expose the fraad of Goldsworthy. Owing to Paul's love for the merchant's daughter, Beatrice, he grants him a month to make good the money he has lost. In his extreme need Goldsworthy applies to a friend, one Abel Honeydew, to assist him ; but imme diately this friend finds that Goldsworthy is in urgent want of assistance, he throws off the mask and shows himself a thorough rascal. He is willing to advance the money provided he re ceives the hand of Goldsworthy's daughter. This proposal is scornfully rejected by the father; but Beatrice, although betrothed to Paul, to save her father determines to sacrifice herself. Paul, who previous to his arrival in England, has been robbed of an immense fortune by his companion at the gold diggings, one Brassington, determines to see Mr. Honeydew, and to endeavour to make other arrangements than the proposed marriage ; but the merchant, Goldsworthy, makes a full con fession of his crime before " the family," and deter mines to brave the worst. Mr. Honeydew calls at nine o'clock for a final answer, rind on that occasion he is seen by Paul, who immediately recognises in him the thief who robbed him in America. Honey dew is compelled to disgorge his wealth to Paul. He at once places the whole of it at Goldsworthy's disposal, whose first act is to restore to Blanche her fortune, and his next to make his daughter happy by giving her a husband in the person of her cousin Paui. The acting of the drama was unexceptionable. Mr. Vining sustained the part of the merchant, Richard Goldsworthy, with dramatic effect, and in many of the scenes he threw into it the utmost in tensity—the avowal of his crime to Paul was a fine specimen of artistic excellence. Mr. Nelson, who made his first appearance in London as Paul, did not have much of a part to show the extent of his abilities. All he had to do was to repeat a few set and claptrap phrases, which, of course, went well with the audience. Before expressing our opinion of him as an actor, we must see him in something better than a walking gentleman's part. Mr. David Fisher secured high honours. His Abel Honeydew was a remarkably well sustained cha racter, and it is only to be regretted that more opportunities are not afforded him of displaying the great abilities he undoubtedly possesess. Miss Kate Saville gave a pretty embodiment of the merchant's daughter, and Miss Powell was excellent as Blanche Wilton. There are a number of other characters in the piece, but they have nothing to do with the development of the plot. Fur instance, Mrs. Mars ton represents " a member of the family," who is given to embroidering velvet smoking caps, and making fine baby clothes for emancipated ncgcoes. Mr. Mellon appears as a " Humanitarian," wnose charity, born in the heart, dies before it reaches the breeches' pocket, and Mr. Forrester, a poor lieu tenant, dying in love for Blanche Wilton. The scenery is remarkably beautiful, and the dresses and appointments in the best taste. All the principal actors were summoned before the curtain to acknowledge the applause their efforts had evoked, and Mr. Vining announced the piece for r-petition every evening until fu,rther notice. ATTEMPT TO MURDER. A correspondent of the Irish Times says that on the morning of the B.h inst. a publican in the town of Leitrim, named John M'Donagh, ordered his servant to go on some errand befote he arose from his bed, and when she had gone he rose up and went down to his shop,, where he armed himself with a large bacon knife. He returned to bed, his wife being still asleep, and commenced stabbing her in many places, having first—the better to secure her—placed himself with his knees or her body. She received at this time one bad stab in the breast, and another in the groin ; and in her struggles she endeavoured to deprive her husband of the knife, which he drew through her hand, inflicting another terrible wound. She succeeded in getting out of bed after all this, and ran into the yard, where the ruffian followed her, shouting that ho would do fcr her; ho took hold of her round the body and com menced once more stabbing her, but she defended herself as best she could with her arms, and her screams attracted the attention of some neighbours, who came over the yard wall to her assistance, but it is much to be feared not in time to save her lire, of which it need scarcely be said there is but little hope. The would-be murderer, when disturbed, ended his dreadful work by leaving the knife stuck in the forearm of his victim. The police, who were in immediate attendance, arrested M'Donagh, and secured the knife and bloody clothes. M'Donagh made two attempts to commit suicide after his arrest ; first, in the police barrack, and when taken out of that by the constabulary he made a race for the canal, into which he jumped, and would have been drowned but for the spirited conduct of a policeman, who promptly went in after him and dragged him out. Ho has now been fully committed on the charge of attempting to murder his wife. It is believed that the couple always lived very un‘ happily together, and that he was jealous of her. THE ROLL OF THE LORDS.—First upon the Roll for the Session of 1864 come nine names which take precedence of the rest of the houso :—The Prince of Wales, the King of Hanover (Duke of Cumberland), the Duke of Cambridge, the Lord Primate, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of York, the Irish Archbishop on the rota (Armagh), the Lord President of the Council, and the Lord Privy Seal. Then follow the 20 dukes, 21 marquises, 129 earl (besides the Lord President), 28 viscounts, 27 bishops, and 218 barons, besides the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Privy Seal, and counting Lord Auckland among the spiritual lords. This is the roll of the house made up according to the right to sit in Parliament, and here there fore five dukes (Athole, Buceleuch, Leinster, Montrose, and Roxburgh), take rank only as earls or viscounts, and many of these last as barons. The representative peers of Scot land and Ireland are of course included. 'The roll of the Lords has now only 452 names upon it. Some names, Lynd hurst and Clyde among them, are there no longer. Henry White, Lord Annaly, and IL. Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton, are new names upon the roll, the junior barons of England, i1k16.4 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing t "hare Railways Paid. Price. Business done Do At; antic &St Lawrence all 59 4 1 — 5 9 Llom.,Baroda&.Centln Sk too 102 It 3 Gu. 5 percent.. 20 Do. New .. 8 p 6 p 20 Do. E. Shares 404 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 54 St 10 Do. Preference all 8 9 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrielt WC , 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 18:s 100 et Cloutta.x.S.Eastn.(Lin 100 99 101 101, st Cape Town it: Dock Seri; 100 99 101 101 stock 'Caen. Bengal gu. sp. 100 104 105 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 103 104 1031 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 stock Grand Trunk of Canada Lou 194 204 100 Do. Ist I'rel. Bonds.. all 72 74 100 Do. ao. deferred— all 56 60 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred— all 49 55 100 Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... all 49 52 100 Do. do. deferred_ a ll 83 f 2 100 Do. 4th l'ref. stock... all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 20 t 4 stook GLlndlaPenin.gua. s p.c WO 1024 103; 1034 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 44 y 20 Do. January, 1862 8 t 4 ; stock Gt. South.of India(Lirn guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 102 103 204 Gt. W. °I Canada Sharer. all 9 4 9 4 9 204 Do. New ....... 18 114 104 7 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wltlet opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. 0. do. '77-8.. all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 6p stock Madras guar., 5 p. 0 . .. 100 102 103 103 stock Do. 4- 1 1 p. o. Extension 100 96 OS stock Do. is d 0•• •• 7 ... 100 12 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock llelb.Coru. Ip. 0. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c Alortg. Bds. alt SO Newßrcrswrok.aCandi , Class A. mu B. all 3 5 N. Ell.C'das pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde .......... (100 10t 103 stock Do. Delhi pl.,: 100 101 103 so Do. do 2 et Do. Punjaub a all 101 163 Do. Do. ....... , , 100 stock Do. Indus: St. Flo.) 1 100 197 99 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J. .14J ill) 1877-S1 I Do. op. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 99 101 Do. 6p. c..3lar. do Se , :q. 100 102 104 Do. tp. 0. Jan.&July. 10c 80 21 I Do. 5 Inseribed stock 100 80 9 1 Cape G.l.lope, 8 p c,1871 100 105 107 108 Do.Ap Oct.& 1886 100 108 110 Do. 189 6 100 109 111 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1881.. 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 109 111 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 105 107 Natal Gov. 8 per cant.. 100 167 109 ,N.B.Gov.op.o.Ja.&July 100 kOl 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct,. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,18 .( 100 99 100 - Du. fft p. e.,1 8 / 1 to Lit 100 99 101 Do. do.,DsBB & upwth 100 99 100 994 - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 tO7 109 N ova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I steriino• 1875 ;‘,l 100 103 105 , Queensland Gcv. 6p. a 100 - Aus 08p.c. MM.& up lOO 108 110 I Vic•G'ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. io a 0.0. AnacOok. 100 109 110 1094 4 104 BRITISH MINES. Cambrian Consol. Gold ulitlord Amalgamated.. l Devcn G. Cone. (Tavist)l East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... . East Carn Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 'Gam ttStAuLtyn(Gwen , I • 1 G reat South T01gu5..... U. Wheal Vor (Ileistou, ;Grenville .. I El ercd's-Foot tl ingston Downs ILady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant Harke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ; New Setun .. North Downs S.Wlt'i Basset( illo.fan, North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (5t Blazey; Providence (Uny Lelni.) South Caradon(StCleer, S. Carn Brea (Illogan) I ..Whetti Fran. (Mogan, ;Stray Park fainar Silv.& Lead ann fin Crort West Basset (Illogan) W C , radon (Ltskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller(Medruth) W heal Kitty (U.Lelaut) WhealLudcott Wheal MaryA.nn (.ien ) Wheal Beton . . YY heal Tretavvney (Lis.) Wheal Union id 38 59. 670 680 70 71 id par 271 281 7 7 41 611 10 11 4 44 18 19 41 51 55 37 5 51 I 17 19 6/ 71 11 1 6 SO 90 n 21 2 21 5 61 I 44 46 435 445 671 62& 28 30 k I 2u 2t 11 12 56 58 190 200 SO 85 43 46 2 2 8 113 i 144 58L. 175 185 7 23 24 3.17 2i 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 1101 North Staffordshire, PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent., 107 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1001 North Western, 171 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per cent., 161 17 Great Luxembourg, I(ti Northern of France, 37i Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17i San Paulo (bm.), gua.:7 per cent., 81 8 Ditto (all), 201 South Austrian a - ad Lombardo Venetian, 2 0 i FOII.EIGN DUNES. Cape Copper, Um., 8 Linares, lim., 63 Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., a JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 125 Alliance Bank of Lon and Liverpool (Um.), 44 8 7 Ditto, new, 32} 31 Anglo Austrian, 5} Australasia, 751 Bank of Wales, lim., 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 46 5 6 Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 27t 8 Chartered nen of India, London, and China, 65L6 51 Consolidated Bank, lim., log Continental, lim., 8 European Bank, Bin., 9. Hindustan, China, and Japan aim.), 31 imperial Bank (lim.), 27 Imperial Ottoman, 18 } 18 } London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 49 L on don and Couuty,:sB London and Northern (lim.), 15} London and South American, lim., Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 24} Oriental Bank Corporation. 62 6 Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi, 7 Ditto, new, 63 Union of Ireland (lim.), 19} Union of London, 43} DOCKS. East and West India, 140 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mart. Land and Finance, lira., 2 Commercial Union (Insurance), 91 1 Consolidated Discount, lira., 2 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira., 41 Electric Telegraph, 103 7 51 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 6 7 Hudson - s Bay. 174 International Financial Society, 121 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bon ds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint •sto c k Discount. Urn., 61 1 London and Caledonian )1 arine, lira., 3 1 London Financial Association, lim., 24 1 ; London General Omnibus Company, 2; National Discount Compiiny, Bra., !2 1 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20/ Ditto, new, 41 Royal Mail 85 41 5i Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lira., 74 Universal Marino (Insurance), lim., 5 5 Wed India atlld Steant, 161 21 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0.7 li 18.18.91 30.17.61 2.0.6 3.0.8 LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(This Day.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Chief Justice Cockburn ani a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN T. REANE-ALLEGED PERJURY. This morning, on the reassembling of the court, evidence was called to the character of the defendant, which was spoken to as being excellent for morality, truthfulness, and honesty. The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up, spoke of the importance of the trial, the result of which must be dreadful to one party or the other. He pointed out that Mr. Armi tage had no opportunity of being examined en oath, and dwelt upon the anxiety showed to have the charges against him fully investigated. His lordship, with his usual im partiality, balanced the various portions of the evidence, and said the jury must look all around the case to endeavour to see which of all persons implicated told the truth. In the course of his remarks his lordship expressed his opinion that there was no tribunal like a judge and jury to dispose of a criminal charge, that the way of taking evidence be fore a court martial was a matter of absolute procedure, that the sooner it was done with the better. The jury retired at a quarter-past 11. At five minutes past 12 they sent in to say they could not agree, and asked to be discharged. The reply of the Lord Chief Justice was, that he could not accede to their reque: t. Another note having been sent by the jury, The Lord Chief Jusice re-entered the court at half-past one, and, addressing the learned counsel, said he had re ceived two communications from the jury, in the last of which they stated that there was no prJbability of their coming to an unanimous verdict. Sergeant Ballantine said he believed that both sides were willing to leave the matter in their hands. The Lord Chief Justice said he thought that when the jury stated that it was impossible for them to agree, it was no use to detain them. The jury then returned to their box, and were discharged without coming to a verdict. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A JEWELLER'S SHOP THIEF.—Selby Lewis, a well dressed young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, as follows : Mr. Andrew Campbell, jun., jeweller, of the Tottenham court-road, deposed that on. Friday evening last the pri soner entered his shop and offered a gold watch, producel, for sale, asking £7 for it, at the same time stating that she had bought it of a friend, a jeweller. Suspecting some thing wrong he detained the watch, and told the prisoner to call next morning, and then communicated with the polies. The next morning the prisoner called again, and the police not coming, he asked the pri soner to call again, and then went for a constable in plain clothes, and oin the prisoner calling again he gave him into custody for being in unlawful possession of the watch. He afterwards ascertained that the watch had been stolen from Mr. Borley, watchmaker, of Princes-street, Leicester square, the same evening the prisoner offered it for sale. Mr. Borley, watchmaker of Princes-street, Leicester square, deposed that on Friday last the prisoner entered his shop about 7 o'clobk in the evening, and asked to see some watches. He showed some to the prisoner, and he selected one of the value of £7, and then asked to ses a chain, and when his (Mr. Borley's) back was turned, decamped with the watch, and although he pursued him immediately, he lost sight of him. Sergeant Cole, C division, said th ere h a d b een severa l .. _ similar robberies of late, and the prisoner was a companion of a young man named Cartley, a medical student, who was committed from this Court a few days ago, and sentenced to six months' hard labour, for a robbery at a jeweller's shop in Leicester-square. _ _ _ Mr. Borlay identified the watch produced as his property, and the one the prisoner selected. Patrick Cummings, 79 E, said the prisoner asked him if he pleaded guilty, whether the magistrate would settle it. He told the prisoner that he did not know, and the prisoner then said that he might as well tell the truth, that he stole it in Princes -street. He said that he was an appren tice to a jeweller, and had embezzled money and obtained goods by false representations, from Mr. Harrison, of Wardour-street. Mr. Hare, of Desborough-terrace, Paddington, the pri. soner's master, said he had ascertained the prisoner had been embezzling money received on his account, and that he had also forged a bill for £lO. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisor:cr. THAMES. A VERY ExPENSIVB Llitx..—Four Germans, named Hennry Brock, captain of the ship August in the London dock, aged 27, John Niel, captain of the ship Tryant in the St. Katharine Dock, 25, Gustavus Maurus of 20, York street, Commercial-road East, agent, 27, and John Rohm of No. 6, Tower-street, City, ship chandler, 25, were charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting William Hooper, a police-sergeant, No, 9 H, and two police-constables of the same division, It appeared from the evidence of Hooper, a well con ducted and quiet offioer, that the prisoners came out of a coffee-shop in Rosemary-lane at half-past two o'clock on Friday morning last. As soon as they came outside they began shouting and hallooing. Hooper spoke to them and desired them to go away quietly. Brock said, oh, you police-constable, and made a blow at him. Sergeant Hooper then took him into custody. The prisoner resisted violently, and struck Hooper several times about the body. Constable Winney, 149 H, came to the assistance of Hooper, and he was struck by Mamas, who was also arrested. On the way to the sta tion house Rohm and Nicl attempted to rescue their com panions. Rohm struck constable 149, and knocked his hat off. Another police-constable, 212 11, came to the assist ance of Hooper and Winney, and the prisoners were con veyed to the stationhouse and locked up. They were all described as being exceedingly noisy and violent. The defendants denied they wore intoxicated, and said they were only having a lark, and were improperly inter fered with by the police. All the prisoners complained of violence on the part of the police. Buck said he was struck on the nose by a policeman. His nose was marked. Maurns and Kahn, whose eyes were blackened, also stated that they were struck by the policeman. Hooper said he gave no blows, and saw none struck. The prisoners might have met with thoir injuries in the struggle which took pl tee. The case was adjourned for the attendance of Police sergeant Francis Williams, who took the charge and entered it at the Leman-street station-house in Whitechapel. He said all the prisoners were drunk when brought in. They wore all disorderly and swearing. He could hardly obtain the names of either. The Magistrate said the case was made out, and, as all the prisoners were iL c, good position—two of them captains, another a ship and a fourth an agent—he should fine them £5 each. Mr. Wintjen, the interpreter, doon produced £2O, and berated the prisoners. 1 T.l3—.This Day. HAY '...I.A.RKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 63 Od; clover, £4 Os to £6 103 Od; and straw, SI 2s to £1 108 per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.--MCCAOW hay, £3 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £l2e to £1 lOs por load. A slow demand. A WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Gs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £1 2e to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive. COLONIAL. TEA.—Business hss been dull, the trade having been occupied with the samples of the quantity to be offered at public sale to-day. St GAR.—There has been a more active inquiry for good and fine descriptions of West India which have fully sus tained former quotations. In the refined market prices also show an upward tendency. COFFEE —The demand fur colonial descriptions has been steady, and late prices are well sustained. The stocks on hand at the present time are rather larger than those at the same period of last year. ItlcE.—A moderate amount of business has been trans acted, but without any material change in values. TALLOW.—The market has been more animated. and quotations for both present and forward delivery, have slightly improved. P.Y.C. on the spot now being 40s and last 3 months' delivery 43s 9d per cwt. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Wind this day at noon—West; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. CARDIFF, Feb. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—Confidence, from Santander. Sailed—Stebanheath, for Bahia—King Philip, for New York—Ocean Sing, screw steamer, for Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Helena, from Rio Janeiro. OFF MOUNT'S BAY, Feb. W.—Arrived—Charles Dawn port, from Callao for Havre. CLYDE, Feb. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Crown, from Mauritius. (n MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND,. Tuesday M orning. from Arrived, Feb. 15—St. Crum, from Demerara—Moggy, Colombo. Arrived, Feb. 16—Emily, from Caen—Mellona, Jane and Erosther Ostend. and Marys, from Guernsey; Countess Lonsdalo, m Sailed—Hiudostan, for Sydney. No arrivals. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. GAIIIBALDI has had a fall and hurt his wounded THE ARCH• CONSPIRATOR MAZZINI is said to be so poor that he is often without a shilling in his pocket wherewith to purchase the necessaries of life. CHARIVARI has got Austria and Prussia sitting on a saucepan, trying to keep the lid down, but the boiling liquor within--the smaller States--forces th© lid up, and they are gushing out, threatening the overturning of tho lid. --- '..OIIIMMIN. SECOND EDITION. BUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocK. GREECE, Advices from Athens Ate to that th e Ki ng of Greece has given a grand ball, at which were present all the members of th,9 diplomatic body, the Ministers, the grand functionaries, and about a thousand other guests. His Mejesty opened the file with the wife of the President of the Assembly, and danced several times during the evening. AMERICA, (REUTER . S TELEGRAM.) NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (Evening), (Per the Canada, by telegraph to Halife.x.) Advices from Charleston to the 31st ult. estate that the situation was unchanged. The mortality among the negroes on the Fe deral plantations in Louisiana is alarmingly great. The steamer Rosita has been captured off Tortugas. The America has arrived out. The Hibernia has arrived at Halifax. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 4, Eveni rig. Money easier. Gold has advanced to 58 per cent. premium in consequence of the commercial advices by the America. Exchange on London, 173 ; on Paris, 3 20. Stocks steady. New York Central, 1321 ; Illinois, 123 i; Erie, 107 a ; 6 per Cent. U.S. Bonds, 1064. Cotton very firm. Middling Upland, 341. Fl , .mr steady. Wheat quiet. Corn advancing. Pr ovi sions tending downwards. Coffee quiet. sugar slightly firmer. Molasses very firm. Petrcilenm, orude, 30,4 to 314; refined, 46 to 47. - - - - - A HEROIC FRENCH SOLDIER. ONE OF THE YOUNG PALADINS OF NAPOLEON 111.. As wonderfully characteristic of the dazzling devil-me-care heroism of the French Soldier, we would here put together, not in vivid contrast, but as companion pictures, an enthralling anecdote, and an exquisite lyric in celebration, each of them, of one of the dauntless band of the African. Chas sears. The anecdote, it is true, is of yesterday, while the lyric is of some eight years ago. But they exactly match, and—read now together—they can hardly fail to win admiration for the young Poet who wrote the lyric and for the young Soldier, who is the hero of the anecdote. SONG OF THE CHASSEUR. BY SYDNEY DOBELL, AUTHOR OF 66 THE 13.0111LN," Oh; a gallant sans pour Is the merry chasseur, With his fanfaron horn and his rifle ping-pang / And his grand havresack Of gold on his back, His pistol oric-crac I And his sword cling-clang ! Oh, to see him blythe and gay From some hot and bloody day, Come to dance the night away till the bugle blows 6 au rang With a wheel and a whirl And a wheeling waltzing girl, And his bow place aux dames l' and his oath' feu et sang And his hop and his fling Till his gold and silver ring To the clatter and the clash of his sword cling-clang But hark, Thro' the dark, • Up goes the well-known shout The drumb beat the turn out Cut short your courting, Monsieur l'Amant I Saddle ! mount ! march I trot I Down comes the storm of shot, The foe is at the charge I En avant I His jolly havresack Of gold is on his back, Hear his pistol cric-crac I hear his rifle ping-pang Vive l'Empereur I And where's the Chasseur ? He's in Among the din Steel to steel oling-olang I PROWESS OF AN AFRICAN CHASSEUR DURING THE LATE CONQUEST OF MEXICO. At the last ball given at the 'rajleries the Emperor was observed to hold a long conversation with a young cavalry officer. This latter was Lieutenant de James, of the African Chasseurs, whose heroic conduct in Mexico has been much spoken of in military circles. Some few days before the siege of Puebla, Lieutenant de James, when re connoitring at the had of 70 troopers, encountered unex pectedly a corps of 2,000 Mexican lancers escorting a eon voy of stores and provisions to the town. Without hesitating a moment, he ordered a charge, and himself dashed through the enemy's cavalry without looking to see whether his men could follow him or not. He received three wounds as he passed, one of which disabled his right arm, but, seizing his sabre with the left hand he defended himself against 20 Mexi can troopers until his horse fell mortally wounded. The offi cer then rose on his knees and continued to fight until he had received several more wounds, when he sank down ex hausted through loss of blood. One of the Mexican lancers then cried out "Let us finish him I" and placed the muzzle of his carbine on the temple of the lieutenant, who, on feel ing the cold metal, suddenly threw back his head, and the ball only broke his jaw. Another lancer then approached, and was about to pierce him with his lance, but was cut down by one of four French troopers, who, seeing his officer's danger, had determined to save him at all risks. Surprised at this sudden attack, the Mexican lancers took to flight, and the lieutenant's deliverers, after stanching his wounds, succeeded in carrying him back to the camp. As soon as General Pony heard of this gallant action, he visited the wounded officer, whose recovery was considered hopeless, and gave him the cross of the Legion of Honour. Contrary to all expectation, the young officer, after lying 66 days between life and death, ultimately recovered, but will never again be fit for military service. On returning to France, he called on Marshal Forey, and requested his old commander to obtain him a place as receiver of taxes. The Marshal promised that he himself would speak to the Emperor on the subject. Chef-d'escadron the Marquis de Gallifet afterwards visited his old companion, and said, " You must speak to the Emperor yourself; and, in order to give you an opportunity, I bring you an invitation to the next ball at the Tuileries." Though scarcely able to walk, the young officer wont, and the Marquis de Gallifet introduced him to the Emperor, who listened to his story with the deepest interest. " Sire," said the lieutenant in concluding, " I have received twelve wounds, which render me totally unfit for further service. I therefore pray your ajesty to give me a place as receiver of taxes." 6( y on shall have it," replied the Emperor, "for you have Merited it a dozen times."—Galignani. HAWAII.—The rumour of the death of the Ring of Hawaii, which was brought by telegraph a fort night ago, is confirmed by the mail just arrived by the West India steamer. The king, who had been in ill health for some months, succumbed unexpectedly to the exhaustion produced by diarrheea on Monday, N ov. 30, 1863. He Was the mainstay of the English mission which went out a year ago at his request, which he regarded as the great means of their regeneration. The mission will now doubly need the sympathy and the help of England. Prince Lot Kame hameha, the brother of the late king, succeeds under the title of Kahehameha V. Ile has confirmed the Prime Minister, Mr. Wyllie, in his office, and given assurances to the bishop of hi s support of the mission. ANO THER NEW MAP OF EUROPE.--There is now selling in th e P ar i s print shops a new map of Europe for 1866, whi c h represents Italy complete with Rome and Venice; France with the Rhine for its frontier; all Ger many under the sceptre of Prussia; and a great Scandina vian E mp i re in the north. He gravely says, however, that if th e map rea ll y exists, no importance is to be attributed to the fact. Oh, yes; let it be published in Charivari. OBSERVATIONS ON THE COMET have lost much of their interest in consequence of its increased dis tance, though there are still traces of the faint tail and jet, the nucleus being extremely sharp. On the Bth instant it much resembled the great nebula in Andromeda. As it is quickly now passing to the south an d re ti r i ng b o th from earth and sun it will soon be ou t o f th e reac h o f s maller telescopes, particularly as the moon kill interfere. TES. A Parliamentary NAVY ESTIMA • p a per issued yesterday gives the navy estimates for the years 1861-5, as well as for the years 1863-4 and 1862-3. The expenditure for the years 1862-3 was £11,529,786, which was reduced to the extent of £297,221, by extra the • ceipts and repayments made to the Excheq uer, icaving not expenditure £11,532,565. The estimates for the years 1868-4 were £10,736,002, from which has been deducted £27 3 ,71 0 (a portion, £68,427, of which is estim into the tes) as extra receipts and repay ments paid or to be paid i Exchequer, showing the net expenditure as £10,462,322, The estimates for the year 1664.5 aro given nt £10,432,610. The estimated amount of extra receipts and repayments is put down at £263,588, leaving a net expenditure of £10,169,022. The net estimated decrease in the estimates for 1864-5, as compared with those of the previa' year, is therefore £303,422. ,ei. all ich jot log ad! :bat bat NO° a ble bel , 00d 0 90 igi' f t" Attie 0 0 ) . otr m ' i f"'" .0 51 : ) 1(11 : i °l3. ° r thIS )0 ri° ee il'e rf e t f il n 0 0 r eo b r et" bo o t I t" a t $ olte so ,0 0 /